Posted May 2, 2019Standpipes within Shire of Goomalling closed to public from July 2019

As a result of changes imposed by the Water Corporation, Council has resolved for all 6 standpipes within the Shire of Goomalling to be closed to the public. Therefore they will be locked and only be accessible for Council usage and for firefighting purposes.

The Federal Government has committed $70 million for the Wheatbelt Secondary Freight Routes (WSFR) through the Roads of Strategic Importance (ROSI) initiative.
The WSFR project is a $500m, four phase investment priority plan between 42 Local Governments, creating a more reliable and safer road network and improve access for higher capacity vehicles.

You may be eligible to be enrolled to vote in the upcoming in-person Local Government elections on 19 October 2019 if you live in or are an owner or occupier of rateable property in the district of the Shire of Goomalling.
Enrolment claim forms can be obtained from the Shire Office or Australian Electoral Commission Offices and should be lodged with Peter Bentley, CEO by 4.00pm on Friday 30 August 2019.

Posted March 26, 2019Recreation Hub safety lighting and CCTV funded by Australian government

Council was granted $108,500 under the Safer Communities Fund Round 3 Infrastructure Grants to install 19 solar LED security lights and 14 CCTV cameras to pathways, buildings and carparks within the Goomalling recreation hub precinct to mitigate the risk of opportunistic crime and to enhance visibility for users.

Posted November 1, 2018Wasps in the mud on a hot summer day at Walyormouring Nature Reserve

WA shutterbug Georgina Steytler’s stunning picture of wasps playing in the Goomalling mud has won the prestigeous Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.
The shot shows industrious wasps, turning mud into balls to create egg chambers for their nests.

Posted October 2, 2018Employment Opportunities with the Australian Electoral Commission

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is seeking expressions of interest for casual employees. There is a wide range of paid temporary roles available, from supervisory to administrative or logistics roles. You can choose to work before, on or after election day or throughout the whole election period.

Shire of Goomalling was recognised for the successful youth event #GoomaTownFest in the 2018 Children’s Environment and Health Local Government Policy Awards ceremony, winning the category “Young People Making a Difference in Communities” for the second consecutive year.

Saturday 14 April we celebrated Youth Week WA with a series of activities to challenge, inspire and invoke a sense of euphoria that can only be felt when you’re getting messy.
64 young tributes entered the Hunger Maze, sacrificing themselves willingly to the onslaught of paint and goo.

GO Sustainable is a medium term project to transition Council facilities to renewable energy reducing power drawn from the grid. Council will carry out transition to solar pv systems over the next five years, targeting the highest consuming sites first.

Several interesting workshops are coming up during the months of July and August, on topics including sheep management, lamb survival, deep ripping machinery, soil management and more. Read on for dates, locations and info.

Avongro Inc is trialing the effect on native timber crops on saline land, when pre-treated with Frankia, a nitrogen-fixing bacteria that lives in symbiosis with some plants letting them grow in soils that are saline, low in nutrients, have extreme pH or even heavy metal pollution.

The Shire of Goomalling's Age Friendly Community Plan (AFCP) has been finalised and was adopted by Council on 15 June 2016.
Our AFCP was funded by Department of Local Government and Communities Age-Friendly Community Local Government Grant Program.

On 15 March 2016 Professor Tim Flannery of the Climate Council wrote "New data released yesterday revealed that global temperatures surged in the last two months to temperature targets we didn't expect to breach until 2100."

Posted March 30, 2016Locals are invited to get active through new program

Sport and Recreation Minister Mia Davies announced the 12 month ActiveSmart program to be rolled out across 12 local government areas in the Wheatbelt: Beverley, Dowerin, Goomalling, Koorda, Merredin, Moora, Narrogin, Northam, Toodyay, Wyalkatchem and York.

The time has come around again for the annual community Red Card for Rabbits and Foxes events.
Wheatbelt NRM is offering funding to groups wanting to run fox shoot events under the Red Card for Rabbits and Foxes program.

While many Australians may have heard about the nbn™ network, a common question is – what exactly is it? All questions answered - what, who why, how and when.
Plus some of the key milestones and developments relating to the nbn rollout are highlighted.